Animal welfare

Mahatma Gandhi

BEST LINKS

Animals Australia: raises awareness on national issues, from duck hunting to cage eggs through to greyhound training issues.

Voiceless: an informative site which raises awareness of many animal welfare issues, including ag-gag laws and truth in labelling.

All About Animals: a UK site which has stories, poetry and facts along with information on a variety of issues. Easy to follow, bright and up to date.

PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals): this activist organisation covers every imaginable animal rights issue in detail, and also has sections on current news and investigations. The site also includes a range of videos but be warned that many are graphic and disturbing.

Peta2.com: much like Peta (see above), this website is mostly for teens.

Animal Liberation NSW: in addition to detailing the main issues, this site looks at subjects such as the theories of animal rights and the psychology of violence against animals.

Compassion in World Farming: the focus is on ending factory farming for this UK site. The research section is impressive, with many documents and reports available for download.

The Meatrix® Relaunched: since 2003, The Meatrix has educated over 30 million consumers about the problems caused by factory farms. Since then, interest in sustainable food has grown – but so have the number of factory farms. This 2015 video update (4:52 mins) gives you ways to take action. Visit www.sustainabletable.org.

Unleashed has a range of videos including ‘Meat The Truth’ and ‘Darren Cordeux [Kisschasy] Exposes Factory Farming’.

PETA TV has a huge range of videos available to download. Be warned that many are graphic and disturbing. This site does have a ‘For Kids’ section.

Peta Kids: read and learn about actions you can take – from feeding your pets well, to supporting products that are animal friendly.

Make it Possible: what is factory farming and how can you help give animals a better life? Donate, sign petitions and educate yourself in this area.

Unleashed: things you can do include not eating animals that are not kept properly through to not supporting products tested on them; this gives all the information you need to make decisions.

Animals Australia: start your own awareness blog, fundraise, share on Facebook, work for the animals, become a member. This site offers opportunities for a number of causes from ‘puppy factories’ through to ‘live export’ issues.

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2016, Australia exported 3,050,604 live cattle (beef and dairy), sheep and goats for slaughter. source

Pigs are as smart as 3–year–old children! They know their own name, and wag their tails when excited! source

… the vast majority of [cosmetic] products lining our supermarket shelves are from overseas countries which do test on animals. 81% of Australians agree that Australia should ban the sale of cosmetics tested on animals. source

The treatment of farm animals is the world’s biggest animal welfare issue – and it’s getting bigger. By 2050, livestock production will be twice what it was in 2000. source

In 1975 it took approximately 64 days for a chicken to reach slaughter weight. Now, due to selective breeding techniques used by the chicken meat industry to efficiently produce higher quantities of meat, a chicken can be ready for slaughter in just 35 days. source